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    Interview a single parent working full time for Women's Issues class

    @danodean Interview a working single dad?
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    How far is “too far” of a drive to see your child?

    @strestlessheart333 If both coparents can't easily take the kids to school on their respective days then the coparents live too far apart and the children suffer. All children deserve 50/50 access to both parents, so if the distance makes that equal access hard on the kids, the distance is too...
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    How far is “too far” of a drive to see your child?

    @samira Long rides are harder for kids to bear than for adults. Especially for 6 year olds. 30 miles in rural America might be a fast ride but 30 miles in an urban setting is a 1 hour drive. So if OP is in NYC or LA etc then 30 miles is absolutely too far for the little one.
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    My son and my girlfriend's daughter are starting to call us mom and dad, respectively. What's the right thing to say/do?

    @mphsmom Yeah, my girlfriend would give my son more stability than my ex wife. That commitment may be coming sooner than expected thanks to the kids.
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    My son and my girlfriend's daughter are starting to call us mom and dad, respectively. What's the right thing to say/do?

    @rbcooprs01 Yes you may. It's Minimal. Her daughter appears to have the old NY state default of "dad gets Wednesday and alternating weekends". Her daughter has half siblings she sees during those visits. My ex wife abandoned us and she visits my son irregularly. I used to encourage her to...
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    My son and my girlfriend's daughter are starting to call us mom and dad, respectively. What's the right thing to say/do?

    My girlfriend J is a single mom, I'm a single dad. Her daughter, G (10 years old) has referred to me as "dad" before and I feel weird but go along with it. Today while skiing someone told us we have a beautiful family. After skiing my son (5 years old) asked J if is she's his mom now. He's so...
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